Designing Superhumans article
In March, a team of prominent researchers published a comment in
Natureadmonishing against the ethical implications of this kind of research. The title says it all:
Don't Edit the Human Germ-Line. From the comment:
"In our view, genome editing in human embryos using current technologies could have unpredictable effects on future generations. This makes it dangerous and ethically unacceptable. Such research could be exploited for non-therapeutic modifications. We are concerned that a public outcry about such an ethical breach could hinder a promising area of therapeutic development, namely making genetic changes that cannot be inherited."
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